Foundations: However Much You Disagree With Trump, Don’t Abandon Government
President Trump’s inflammatory views have persuaded many grant makers to disengage at the very moment when working with federal agencies is crucial.
By Max Stier
Contributor
Kellogg’s Racial-Healing Effort Draws Attention From Mayors and Governors
A $24 million grant-making effort is helping communities confront bias and could curb racially motivated violence, says La June Montgomery Tabron, the foundation’s leader.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Gates Follows $4.6 Billion Gift With Malaria Push
Bill Gates announced the “Mosquito War” bed-net campaign a day after federal filings revealed his huge stock donation to his charity. Also, the MacArthur Foundation funds efforts to promote diversity in documentary filmmaking, and the Rockefeller Foundation backs bonds to help cities deal with fierce storms.
Grants Roundup: Gates and Kresge Funds Team on $13 Million Ed Network
The Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation is also partnering on the Strong Start to Finish campaign to help more low-income and minority students succeed in college math and English.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Crowdfunding Sites Nix Appeals for Charlottesville Suspect
Mainstream online-fundraising firms say hosting campaigns to raise legal-defense funds for James Fields would violate their policies on hate speech. Also, humanitarian groups suspend Mediterranean migrant-rescue missions, fearing clashes with Libya’s beefed-up Coast Guard.
$700 Million and Counting: How Foundations Have Responded to Trump
A Chronicle chart lists major commitments grant makers linked directly to administration policies or more generally to the shifting political environment.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Philanthropy Should Focus Less on Trump and More on His Voters’ Concerns
Foundations and nonprofits would do better to tackle the problems that led to the president’s rise, such as the opioid crisis, rural unemployment, and the sources of anger at elites.
By Suzanne Garment and LESLIE LENKOWSKY
Daily News Roundup: ACLU Draws Flak From Progressives for Charlottesville Stance
Activists normally allied with the civil-liberties group blasted its legal defense of the free-speech rights of white supremacists who rallied in the Virginia city. Also, Microsoft billionaire Steve Ballmer establishes a philanthropic beachhead in his native Detroit.
Group Moves Toward Metrics to Ensure Impact Investments Really Have Impact
The U.S. Impact Investing Alliance, which is still in its formative stage, wants to make sure investors seeking social as well as financial returns for their money are really doing as much good as they claim.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Daily News Roundup: Groups Fighting Teen Pregnancy Set to Lose Millions
President Trump’s budget plan would eliminate an Obama-era program that grants $89 million to dozens of organizations for efforts to influence teenage sexual behavior. Also, a San Francisco disability charity forces out its socialite director, and strange bedfellows fight the D.C. Metro’s restrictions on advocacy ads.
Working With Big Business Isn’t Always the Way for Foundations to Achieve Their Goals
With the White House seemingly determined to deregulate, it may be up to foundations and donors to call out corporations for their excesses.
By PHIL BUCHANAN
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Death of Volunteers Prompts Suit Against Nonprofit
The parents of two British women who drowned while volunteering in South Africa say the charity that organized the trip bears responsibility. Also, cities are repealing restrictions on panhandling in the face of court defeats, and the ACLU jumps into a coal company’s lawsuit against John Oliver.
Grants Roundup: Target Commits $14 Million to Boost Youth Soccer
In other grant-making news, the Clooney Foundation teams with two tech giants to help schools in Lebanon serve an influx of refugee kids.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Impact Investing for Beginners: Advice From Experts
Foundation and nonprofit leaders share lessons learned from investments designed to reap social as well as financial gains.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Foundation Takes Radical Approach to Transparency in Grant Making
The GHR Foundation is testing a system that involves posting grant applications for public comment and allowing applicants to use the feedback to fine-tune their proposals before decisions are made.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Koch Fund Donation Prompts Concerns About Academic Freedom
The $10 million from the Charles Koch Foundation will go toward an economics and quantitative-analysis institute at the University of Utah. Also, PBS warns proposed government cuts could close some stations.